Driver in Queen's Day attack dies

By our news desk

The 38-year-old man who killed six people on Thursday in Apeldoorn died early
Friday morning.

The man, who has now been identitified as Karst T. from the small town of
Huissen near Arnhem, died in a Deventer hospital at 2.58 a.m. on Friday
morning. With his death the criminal investigation against him is officially
over.

But many questions still remain. Karst T. has been accused by authorities of
having targeted the Dutch royal family when he drove his car through a crowd
barrier and a throng of people in Apeldoorn on Thursday. He narrowly missed
the open-topped bus carrying the royal family and slammed into a nearby
monument instead. Five people were killed and twelve were wounded including
the driver.

Police are still investigating what T.'s motivation might have been, and
whether others were involved in Thursday's attack. A search of T.'s house
revealed no new clues.

T. was described by neighbours as someone who was friendly but kept to
himself. According to his landlord, T. had recently been fired from his job
as a security guard and could not longer afford the rent. New tenants were
supposed to move into his apartment today. T. has no criminal record, and no
history of mental illness.